Got DCCed at PEK at the T3's Costa Coffee. I went there with the plan of a mine sweep, and yes I got hit with one...

That's why I think Starbucks is a better company operation-wise. It apparently has a policy of DCC-free in the whole China (I've tried most of the shops in Beijing, and just tried some in Shanghai and Nanjing).

Costa on the other hand, is quite loosely organized, maybe because they have regional owners with their own banking systems. Some shops in Beijing don't force DCC, and some including this one at PEK (where most of the foreigners will visit) do.